This all began around 5:45 p.m. Thursday, when Auburndale police and Polk County deputies got a report of four men robbing the Cash America pawn shop on Havendale Boulevard. The suspects were described as four men, three of whom were armed.

The suspect vehicle, a GMC SUV, was later spotted heading eastbound along U.S. 17/U.S. 92 in Haines City. Haines City police pursued the vehicle, and the suspects allegedly opened fire on the officer, who was not hit... At one point, the suspects' car crashed in the Chanler Ridge subdivision, west of U.S. 27 and north of U.S. 17/92. The four men fled on foot, but one was caught by a sheriff's canine team.

A resident told deputies to check a neighbor's house, and police then set up a perimeter with law enforcement from Haines City, Polk County and Auburndale. As they were setting up the perimeter, a vehicle then burst through the garage door, went airborne toward officers -- who fired shots at it -- before it quickly crashed. A second suspect, with gunshot wounds and canine bites, was caught...

Four suspected pawn-shop robbers are accused of killing a woman and her adult daughter in their home late Thursday after crashing an SUV into their Polk County subdivision during a gun battle with authorities.

The victims were identified as Deborah Royal, 51, and her mother Patricia Moran, 72, both of Haines City...

"This vehicle becomes lost. They don't know where they are. They're trying to get away from the police officers," Judd said. Officers soon received a 911 call from a neighbor who had gone to check on the victims after hearing sirens. The neighbor told officers she heard the women screaming "no" repeatedly from inside, Judd said.

"I cannot begin to tell you the horrific crime scene inside. I cannot tell you how brutal it was," said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.

"Terrible," commented Bill Lawson, who lives nearby. "No one should go through what those two went through. Nobody"...

Moran was known for having an elaborate collection of Elvis memorabilia in her home. Neighbors say her blue Ford was one of her prized possessions. "She loved that thing," said Justin Friedman, a neighbor. "She almost cried when it was in the shop." Authorities had to tow the badly damaged car away from the scene following the chase.

How very horrible! I'm glad people are raising money for the funerals of the two victims. However, 2 funerals will cost much more than $4,000, more like $20,000. I hope a funeral home will decide to donate its services for this poor innocent victims. I wonder if the mother and daughter have other family nearby to take care of all the details.

The youngest of four defendants charged in a January 2015 crime rampage that left two Haines City women dead has pleaded guilty to reduced charges for a 25-year prison sentence.

In exchange, 25-year-old Devonere Decan McCune of Haines City has agreed to testify against the other three defendants  Michael Gordon, 37, of Lakeland, along with Jovan Lamb, 31, and Terrell Williams, 32, both of Haines City.